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Either way, Rostenkowski would have to give up the Ways and Means chairmanship. That would be part of any plea bargain, and if he is indicted, it would be required by the rules of the House Democratic Caucus. Technically, if he is tried and acquitted, he could resume the chairmanship some years down the road. It seems likely, though, that Rostenkowski will resign even as an ordinary member of Congress, whether he cops a plea or has to start preparing, at the age of 66, for an almost certainly long and exhausting trial...
...subsidize gifts for campaign workers and paying no-show workers in his Chicago district office. Rostenkowski's defense team has not yet denied some of those specifics. In fact, according to a source close to the Congressman, Bennett has given up on the idea of saving his client's chairmanship and is offering a plea in return for a reduction or elimination of prison time. Of the possibility that a deal might permit Rosty to keep the committee, the source says, "That's just not there...
...excruciating. Rostenkowski has promised to unveil his outline of a health bill immediately after Congress's Memorial Day recess. Yet under the rules of the House Democratic Caucus, if a committee chairman is indicted for a felony punishable by more than two years in prison, he must cede his chairmanship, though not his committee membership. (He can return later if vindicated.) And so at precisely the moment when he planned to move Bill Clinton's most important legislation through the key House committee, the chairman might be stepping down in shame...
...began exploring a plea-bargain agreement with federal prosecutors. The Illinois Democrat, who claims he is innocent, wants to avoid indictment on felony charges and the possibility of prison, if he is convicted. Rostenkowski is now said to believe his legal problems will force him to relinquish his powerful chairmanship, whether a deal can be reached or not. That is terrible news for Democrats. Without Rostenkowski at the helm, they fear, the President's health reforms could sink in Congress...
...helped engineer ) the Chrysler bailout. Thanks to his talent and good luck (he and Clinton became friends in college), Altman is now Lloyd Bentsen's understudy. He is also acting head of the Resolution Trust Corporation, an assignment he accepted to fill a temporary vacancy in the RTC's chairmanship. This is the chore that has sullied...